Improvement in spues



@uiten gieten getint @Him Leners Patent Np. 79,793,401@ Juzg 7,1868.

' IMPROVEMENT IN SPURS.-

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TO LL WHOM IT MAY CONERN: l

Be it known that I, SAMUEL WEEKLY, of the city and county of SsnFrnncis'co, Stateof Cnlifornia, ,ha.ve

invented an Improved Spur; andI do hereby deolnre the followingdescription and accompanying drawings aref suieient to enable any personskilled inthe ort or science to which it mostnenrly np'pertnins tomakeand use my said invention or improvement without further invention orexperiment. A

vThe object of my invention is to `provide an improvement in Wehrlysspur for horsemen, for which Letters Patent ofthe United States havebeen granted; and it `,onsists in an improved mechanism for adj-fistingthe spur to the hoot or shoe of the rider.v Y l j l I 'To more fullydescribe my invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings,forming;r nipart of this specification, of whichs Y v Figure 1 is a.side elevation of the spur.

Figure 2is n top view.' i

Similar letters of reference in dioate like perte in eachof the iignres.

A is a. curved metal band, which eneircles the heel of the boot, andwhich has the spur-wheel, B, supported bythe arm B,'asin ordinaryspurs.i

To the sides of thebnnd A, and neer theezt-remities, isplneed n slidingplate, C, attached at right'nngles to the end of the Strap C.; Thisplate is provided with a. Slot, D, and is movable agninstn smnll block,a, heldv bythe set-screw a', which enters the band. At'the cnd 'of thesliding plate, at each side of the band A, are made grodnntedlholes, 6 bb, in which. a pin, c, attachedtotheend of n spring,iE, shownv in iig.2, and also in iig. Lpartly in dotted lines, is `placed.. The plnte'isattached tofthe end of o strap, Cf, and is held by :t setscrew, d,having a. small pin'below the screw which enters nihole in the strap, toprevent its falling when the screw is loosened. The spring moves withthe sliding plate, 'and the pin entersv the lgrdunted holes to allow thespurto be adjusted to the heelof the rider.

When the spur'is to be removed, the springs E E are raised, by thecurved ends c e,-\v'ithdrawing the pins from the holes, andthewholevmechnnism allowed to slide forward, thus loosening the straparound the heel.

By this device the strap is more easily adjusted tothe heel of thewearer, and not so liable to become loose ns`byA the use of the rack andbar. l

Hoving thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure-hyv Letters Potent, is-

The graduated holes b b 6, or their equivalents, i'n the sides ofthepnbnnd A, und the pin c near theY 'end ofV the spring E, foradjusting the spur to the heel, substantially'ns described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal. v

' SAMUEL WEHRLY. [L

Witnesses:v

C. W. M. SMITH. J. I.. Boom.

